Like some misleading, clickbait title from the 19th century, Cleopatra’s Needles have no connection to the legendary queen.

Though many centuries have gone by and the perceptions of women in power have undergone multiple changes, Cleopatra is still seen as a historical femme fatale, a seductive witch, who turned the ...

Cleopatra’s death marked the end of the Ptolemaic rule in Egypt. The country became a Roman province under Octavian. ・She is remembered as a symbol of resistance against Rome and for her ...